Dollar extends declines versus yen as stocks fall

Mon Dec 1, 2008 5:35pm GMT
 
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NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended declines against the yen on Monday after stocks accelerated losses on Wall Street.

The dollar last traded down 2.4 percent at 93.18, after hitting a session low of 93.13 yen <JPY=>.

The euro also fell further against the Japanese currency and last traded 2.9 percent lower at 117.73 yen <EURJPY=>. (Reporting by Wanfeng Zhou; Editing by Tom Hals)

 
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US $ inGBP =0.6557
Euro inGBP =0.8972
¥en inGBP =0.0072

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